tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666955966681661566.post4439908614700029040..comments2011-08-11T17:49:33.177-07:00Comments on Mary Jane's Genes: What? Grandma was married before she met Grandpa?mjhellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413890240461011948noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666955966681661566.post-11291704421297624642011-02-09T14:02:30.713-08:002011-02-09T14:02:30.713-08:00You may be able to get transcripts of the divorce ...You may be able to get transcripts of the divorce proceedings if you know when and where. Nearly 40 years ago my mother dug through old archives in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico and got copies of divorce proceedings for her paternal grandmother and great-grandmothers. Both divorced because of alcoholism. G&#39;g&#39;grandfather was a brute, physically abusive. His son was harmless enough, but he couldn&#39;t hold a job and his wife and four children were starving. <br /><br />Those transcripts are timeless. The same stories are being told every day right now.Sharon Lippincotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269757107845288737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666955966681661566.post-33602036452191931752011-02-08T17:08:30.053-08:002011-02-08T17:08:30.053-08:00A dear friend discovered that her mother was marri...A dear friend discovered that her mother was married before her marriage to her father and was very upset by the news. It seemed to me to be a strange reaction, but I am a child of divorce so a second marriage is not unusual for me. Maybe it was the surprise factor.Margelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280552663820694308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666955966681661566.post-69914167400768322242011-01-31T19:31:54.965-08:002011-01-31T19:31:54.965-08:00amazing the history that comes out when doing gene...amazing the history that comes out when doing genealogy research. I&#39;ve found out several hidden secrets in my family - a family who supposedly had no secrets. Maybe Clifford abused your grandma and that&#39;s why she had to get out of the relationship. I think her parents would take her back under those conditions<br /><br />BTW: I LOVE the new look to your blog.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670461716038876587noreply@blogger.com